Photo Gallery: Month’s Photos for March 2013

Camilla Topliss, 6, of Grand Junction picks up one Easter egg as she eyes another after sitting down in the midst of ungathered eggs during Saturday’s Easter egg hunt at Grand Villa Assisted Living.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Egg hunters pack the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Jacob Barker, 9, skates a slope at the Eagle Rim Skeate park on Orchard Mesa. Jacob was spring-breaking it with his other brothers and mom.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Paonia’s Bo Pipher, left, and Andrej Kuockin of Germany battle on the mat during a U.S.A. versus Germany dual match at Central High School Saturday.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Ava Talley, 2, shows her mom a big egg she found at the Western Slope food Band of the Rockies.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger and the Rockies caravan make a stop at the Ale House in Grand Junction Thursday afternoon.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Ryan Brandon, 5, of Grand Junction picks up speed with his movements as he rides down the hill from the playground bridge on what his family calls a “shake your booty” three-wheeled Razor scooter at Canyon View Park.

Photo by William Woody

Delta High School’s Derek Horn slides into home for a score in the second inning in Olathe Wednesday March 27, 2013.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Sandhill cranes squabble with each other as they feed in a corn stubble field near the Escalante State Wildlife Area west of Delta.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Coach Wagner and the bench watch a shot drain.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Father Edmundo Valera passing out palm leaves to children during the Palm Sunday services at St. Joseph Catholic Church.Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter and marks the begin of holy week.

#10, Colorado Mesa University catcher Erik Kozel blocks the plate and waits for the ball to tag out #32, Josh McMahon from New Mexico Highlands in the 4th inning. McMahon was trying to score from first base on a hit to left field.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Scott Shortess of Grand Junction sharpens his juggling skills with large knives Friday afternoon while entertaining passers-by in the 500 block of Main Street in downtown Grand Junction.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

A male mountain bluebird adds a splash of springlike color to a gray landscape in a canyon in Utah. In the spring, the mountain bluebird males migrate to the breeding grounds first and find a suitable nesting spot. When the females arrive later, the males try to entice the females to the site they have chosen by flying in and out of the nesting site while calling out to the female. The mountain bluebird is the state bird of Idaho.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

#20, Mike Price from Central High School gets fist bump after hitting a two RBI triple in the first inning in a game at Canyon View Park VS Doherty High School Saturday morning.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Jake White, a Grand Valley High School baseball player who injured his leg during a accident in shop class. He is already back playing for GVHS.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

KMSA Radio General Manager Kyle Davis stands inside the station’s studio on the campus of Colorado Mesa University. Davis is helping prove that college radio still matters in Grand Junction as 91.3 FM gives students the opportunity to become professionals.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Aging actress Norma Desperate, played by Pat Kelly, celebrates after finding out that she’s to be The Spirit of Arizona in a scene from “Sunset Trail,” a spoof of the classic 1950 movie “Sunset Boulevard” but set in the West of 1902. The Grand Junction Senior Theater will be performing the comedy at the Grand Junction High School auditorium today and Saturday with a curtain time of 7:30 p.m. A 2 p.m. matinee will also be presented on Saturday. Tickets to the productions are $10 per person at the door.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Evacuees line up by the bed of a pickup truck as XCel Energy’s Steve Piburn, right, and Fred Eggleston check addresses on an aerial map laid out on the tailgate before sending the displaced residents to their homes following a meeting at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Thursday. Grand Junction firefighters and XCel employees accompanied residents back to their houses to check for the presence of gas and to light pilot lights and restore electricity. Some were allowed to move back into their homes, while others were allowed to fetch clothing and important items before returning to their hotel rooms.

Photo by Stan Schrock

Mauren Field meets the Easter Bunny during the Fruita Egg Scramble at the Fruita Community Center on Wednesday, March 20. Nearly 100 children had the chance to collect Easter eggs and enjoy the afternoon with family.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Evacuees head for safety across the lawn of a house at 1742 N. Seventh Street after the home beside it exploded following a strong odor of natural gas in the area Wednesday. The fire eventually spread to the grey house, destroying it completely.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Maria Martinez and her nephew Cruzito Gomes are blown around a bit from the windy weather on Seventh Street Sunday after they walked to the Botanical Gardens for a visit.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Colorado Mesa University students and administration release balloon in remembrance of CMU students who have died. This was done on the upstairs patio of the Student Center Saturday afternoon.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

An ice climber makes her way up one of the ice walls at the Ouray Ice Park in Ouray.This Sunday, March 17th is the last day the Ice Park will be open for the 2013 season as the warm weather is melting the ice.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

No.21, Kelsey Sigl from Colorado Mesa University hits the layup between the defense of No.24, and No.33, Ashley Villarreal from Texas Premian Basin.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

No.22, Erika Richards from Fort Lewis is called for a blocking foul as No.2, Bruna Deichmann from CMU drives to the hoop.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

A Coke vending machine is nearly covered in snow in front of a shop along U.S. Highway 550 in Silverton.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Music lovers seat themselves in the balcony of the First United Methodist Church for A Little Noon Music Wednesday. Jane Kuenzel on the flute and guitarist Javier de los Santos performed this month. Next month features the CMU Chamber Choir.

Photo by William Woody

Montrose High School senior Kala Keltz stares down her tee shot on the par-five 14th hole at the Black Canyon Golf Course in Montrose during a Montrose invitational tournament, Thursday Mar. 14, 2013.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Jadin Topai, 11, of Grand Junction reads “How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life (and a Dog)” by Art Corriveau from her perch at West Middle School after class. Jadin is a sixth-grader at the school.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Grand Junction’s Ty Dixon, #9, and Dillon Fante celebrate with a chest bump after scoring on a three-run triple by Tristan Lafferty in the bottom of the second inning of Tuesday’s game against Fruita Monument at Suplizio Field.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Sparks fly as a worker welds a metal support at the new DECA Health, Inc., medical building on West Park Drive today. The company, which was funded in 2003, operates pain management and musculoskeletal centers. According its website, the project underway in Grand Junction will be a spine and sports center. Western Constructors, Inc., is the general contractor for the construction.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Against the backdrop of Mt. Garfield coated with snow, Maesyn Peetoom, 2, of Grand Junction still wears her bicycle helmet and sunglasses as she plays on the jungle gym at Long Family Memorial Park Sunday.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

While protesters line H Road on the hill behind, Kimber, a 9-month-old English mastiff belonging to Brad Hoy of Parachute, wears a sign at the rally at the Bureau of Land Management office, 2815 H Road, on Friday.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Colorado Mesa University Head Coach Taylor Wagner beams as he waves the cut down net toward his women’s basketball team after the Mavs beat Colorado Christian University 60-47 to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Cconference championship Saturday at Brownson Arena.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Bruna Deichman skies under the basket drawing a foul in the second half.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Student Kenneth Coles appears to be slacking on a slack line at Colorado Mesa University but what appears easy is not. Coles is a member of the Outdoor Program at the school and was enjoying some nice weather while drumming up interest in the program.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Kelsey Krebs of CMU lacrosse looks for an opening for a shot on goal in the second half.

Photo by Stan Schrock

High Noon Solar’s Tesla Roadster (front) and Chevy Volt recharge through the company’s solar power system at 569 S. Westgate Drive. Both vehicles can travel over 200 miles on a single charge.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

A man who lives at 211 Grand Ave. watches as the corner of his home goes up in flames Tuesday afternoon. Grand Junction firefighters arrived soon after the fire started and put out the flames quickly. Dave Oswald of the Grand Junction Police Department saw the smoke and made sure the man and his dog evacuated from the home. The victim didn’t know the fire had started before Oswald arrived.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

The Fairfield Inn, left and the SpringHill Suites on Main Street in downtown Grand Junction.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Shane Niksic, with the CMU track team, works out at Grand Junction High School.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Members of the Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department set up the new playground equipment in Lincoln Park near the pool Monday afternoon. The new playground will have a ribbon cutting on April 20th during the Arbor Day Festival.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Bookcliff Gardens, 755 26 Road is hosting the Plant Show West 2013 this weekend.The Western Colorado Garden Club, Western Colorado African Violet Society, high Desert Orchid Society, Chinle Cactus and Succulent Society and Colorado Desert Herb Society are showing plants and flowers for the show.

Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Jacqulynn Parnell, right, of Grand Junction alternates pushing her friend’s son Keegan Martina, 2, and her own son, 11 month-old Kevin Tyson, left, as they play on the swings at Rocket Park.

Photo by Staff

Montrose’s Stephanie Rowan goes up to score two of her nine points Friday night in the Indians’ 67-26 rout of Pueblo East.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Garrett Hall a student at Olathe Middle School demonstrates his air cannon at the Western Colorado Middle and High School Science Fair in the Grand Ballroom at Colorado Mesa University Friday afternoon.His air cannon can shoot an orange over a half a mile.